[HN Gopher] Aristotle's Lost Book on Magic (2018)
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       Aristotle's Lost Book on Magic (2018)
        
       Author : benbreen
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2020-07-22 03:16 UTC (19 hours ago)
        
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       | wahern wrote:
       | > It seems to me as if all these testimonies could be referring
       | to a discussion of wise philosopher kings [EDIT: e.g. Persian
       | Zoroastrian kings] who are able to predict the future through
       | their understanding of the heavens and the science of nature.
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       | Makes me wonder if that is the particular sort of "philosopher
       | king" Plato had in mind, rather than a more general smart guy
       | with the final say-so. The former would resonate, at least a
       | little more, with modern desires to apply empirical methods to
       | sociological and political problems.
        
       | simonebrunozzi wrote:
       | > The title either refers to the art practised by the Magi (the
       | Zoroastrian priests from Persia), or it refers to the fact that
       | the discussion is a discussion about the Magi
       | 
       | In Aristotle's time, Magic / Magi refers mostly to priests and/or
       | healers, not the "sorcerers" that we might have in mind today.
        
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